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<td class="v">5:1</td>
<td>The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:</td>
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<td class="v">5:2</td>
<td>Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;</td>
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<td class="v">5:3</td>
<td>Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.</td>
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<td class="v">5:4</td>
<td>And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.</td>
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<td class="v">5:5</td>
<td>Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.</td>
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<td class="v">5:6</td>
<td>Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:</td>
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<td class="v">5:7</td>
<td>Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.</td>
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<td class="v">5:8</td>
<td>Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:</td>
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<td class="v">5:9</td>
<td>Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.</td>
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<td class="v">5:10</td>
<td>But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.</td>
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<td class="v">5:11</td>
<td>To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.</td>
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<td class="v">5:12</td>
<td>By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.</td>
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<td class="v">5:13</td>
<td>The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.</td>
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<td class="v">5:14</td>
<td>Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.</td>
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